Kasper growing irritated by constant comparisons to famous father Peter

After 250 career appearances and almost 10 years as a professional, perhaps Kasper Schmeichel's frustration was understandable.

Living in the shadow of a Manchester United legend must be difficult for anyone, but the constant comparison with his father Peter is clearly beginning to irk.

As the Foxes stand just 270 minutes away from making the dreams of the club's Thai owners a reality, it is a chance for the Denmark international to finally be considered as a pedigree keeper in his own right.

My own man: Kasper Schmeichel is tired of being compared to his famous father Peter

He is normally helpful and polite in his media duties but when he was asked about whether his father, Peter, will be at the King Power Stadium on Thursday, the answer was a curt: 'I don't know.'

He added: 'I have always been Kasper Schmeichel. It is something you lot like to build up and mention a lot. For me it is ridiculous and quite boring to be honest. If people want to make something of that it is up to them, it has nothing to do with me.

'I am 26 now and it might have been a story when I was 16. Now I think people must be fed up of hearing the same thing.

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'It doesn’t matter to me. I am happy with how my career has gone and how it is. What other people want to make of it is up to them. That has no relevance to my job at all.'

Schmeichel has the perfect opportunity to be judged in his own right in a team that has been bankrolled by the club's Thai owners.

Leicester lost a huge £29.7million last season and that investment has made them a target according to the keeper.

'Everyone wants to beat Leicester because of the money involved,' he said, 'but there's no bigger pressure from the outside than there is from within.